Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) unit Kryla ("Wings") destroyed a Russian air defense system Osa with a first-person view (FPV) drone, the agency said on Oct. 6. A drone worth "several hundred dollars" was used to destroy an automated air defense system worth $10 million,

Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defenses had destroyed 56 of the 87 drones and two missiles over 14 Ukrainian regions, including the capital, Kyiv.

A Russian Osa anti-aircraft missile system was identified and destroyed by soldiers from a Ukraine's Defence Intelligence Special unit known as Kryla (Wings). Source: Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence Details: The cost of the Russian automated air defence system is US$10 million.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Kyiv's defense companies can now produce 4 million drones annually.

Russia has stepped up drone attacks in recent weeks — for the first time since the full-scale invasion, they targeted cities and towns across Ukraine on a daily basis for an entire month in September.

During the night of October 5th to 6th, Russian forces launched an attack on Ukraine using 87 Shahed drones. The Ukrainian defense was highly effective, successfully shooting down most of the unmanned vehicles.

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